There won’t be any photos of Ben in this post. As his gift, I took the kids to Lincoln City for the weekend and gave him a whole bunch of solo time. He really liked his gift. Here’s a shot of his shot from his fancy barbershop, the only errand of his weekend:

The kids and I rented a beachfront condo and just took it easy:

Until our trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.  They have a new kid-focused wing that we were excited to try out. These guys explored HARD:

Parking lot snack break:

At our late lunch there was a live crab tank. Even after a day at the aquarium, they spent the entire time waiting for our food parked right here:

We spent the afternoon at the foggy, but warm and crowded beach, with a ton of other beach-goers. These kids are always so busy when given free-rein in the sand:

Notice how she’s wearing this hoodie:

Sunday morning we did a little nature hike before driving home. 1.5 miles along Whalen Island, near Pacific City. The kids did great:

I somehow managed to go the entire weekend without any photos of me, but I really was there.  We three had a great weekend, and Ben really enjoyed his no-duties time!  (My solo time comes next month…)